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File #: 25-613    Version: 1
Type: Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/8/2025 In control: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*
On agenda: 1/20/2026 Final action:
Title: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF TWO-UNIT SMALL LOT ORDINANCE PROJECTS (PCTY-25-0007) AND ADOPTION OF ASSOCIATED FEES
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. 1. Draft Ordinance, 3. 2. Ordinance strikethrough version, 4. 3. Checklist, 5. 4. Draft Fee Resolution

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF TWO-UNIT SMALL LOT ORDINANCE PROJECTS (PCTY-25-0007) AND ADOPTION OF ASSOCIATED FEES

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DEPARTMENT:                                                               ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PLANNING DIVISION

PRESENTED BY:                                                                CHRIS YEAGER, SENIOR PLANNER                     

CONTACT INFORMATION:                     CHRIS YEAGER, SENIOR PLANNER, (714) 754-4883

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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1.                     Find that the project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 15061(b)(3) (“General Rule”) based on the findings and conclusions in the staff report.

 

2.                     The Planning Commission recommends the City Council adopt the revisions to Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to allow for ministerial approval of two-unit Small Lot Ordinance (SLO) projects. Therefore, staff recommends the City Council introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 2026-XX approving Code Amendment PCTY-25-0007, amending the Zoning Code sections pertaining to two-unit SLO projects; and

 

3.                     Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution establishing a fee for two-unit ministerial SLO projects and reaffirming the same fee for Urban Lot Split projects.

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